Fast Boot

Allows you to enable or disable the Fast Boot feature. The following options are available:

Minimal — Boot quickly unless the BIOS has been updated, memory changed, or the previous POST did not complete.

Thorough — Do not skip any steps in the boot process.

Auto — Allow the operating system to control this setting (this works only when the operating system supports Simple Boot Flag).

Default setting: Minimal

Wireless

Option

Description

Wireless Devices

Allows you to enable or disable the following internal wireless devices: WWAN, WLAN, and Bluetooth.

Maintenance

Option

Description

 

Displays your computer's Service Tag. If for some reason the Service Tag was not already set, you can use this field to set the Service Tag.

Service

 

 

Tag

If a Service Tag has not been set for this computer, the computer will automatically bring up this screen when you enter the System Setup. You

 

will be prompted to enter the Service Tag.

Asset Tag

Allows you to create a system Asset Tag. The field can only be updated if the Asset Tag is not already set.

 

 

System Logs

 

Option

 

Description

BIOS Events

Allows you to view and clear BIOS POST events. It includes the date and time of the event as well as the LED code.

DellDiag

 

Allows you to view the diagnostic results from Dell Diagnostics and PSA. It includes the time and date, the diagnostic and version which was

Events

 

run and the resulting code.

Thermal

 

Allows you to view and clear thermal events. It includes the date and time as well as the name of the event.

Events

 

 

 

Power Events

Allows you to view and clear power events. It includes the date and time of the event as well as the power state and reason.

 

 

 

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